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Las Palmas Destination Guide

Delve into Las Palmas in Colombia

Las Palmas in the region of Antioquia is a city in Colombia - some 147 mi or ( 236 km ) North-West of Bogotá , the country's capital .

Interactive map of Las Palmas

Current time in Las Palmas is now 10:33 AM (Thursday) . The local timezone is named " America/Bogota " with a UTC offset of -5 hours. Depending on your travel modalities, these larger destinations might be interesting for you: San Cristóbal, El Retiro, Quibdó, Medellín, and Manizales. While being here, make sure to check out San Cristóbal . We encountered some video on the web . Scroll down to see the most favourite one or select the video collection in the navigation. Are you curious about the possible sightseeing spots and facts in Las Palmas ? We have collected some references on our attractions page.


Videos

Trovador En Un Bus En Medellin Colombia

1:16 min by Maurocreativo
Views: 54225 Rating: 4.72

este es un viaje tipico en un bus en medellin, durante la feria de las flores. This is a typical journey on a bus in Medellin-Colombia, during the "Flowers party". ..

piques mirador de las palmas cuatrimoto 4x4

0:22 min by Freddy Zapata
Views: 22667 Rating: 4.43

piques el 12 de Junio en el mirador de las palmas de una cuatrimoto 4x4 con 6 personas ..


Cavalcade ( Cabalgata ) Feria de las Flores 2010, Medellín- Part 1

4:12 min by IrishPath
Views: 13635 Rating: 3.67

Photographs of Medellin: www.panoramio.com From Metro´s Poblado station bridge. Feria de las Flores in Medellín city, July 31 of 2010. Cabalgata, hundreds of horses passed, along big avenues of Medell ..

Dancing buses in Medellín, Colombia

1:09 min by DavidandOlwen
Views: 7714 Rating: 4.33

Buses in a parade in honour of the Virgin of Carmen (patron saint of drivers), 19 July, Medellín, Colombia ..


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Interesting facts about this location

Envigado

Envigado is a city of Colombia in the department of Antioquia, located at the south of the Aburrá Valley and belonging to The Metropolitan Area of the Aburrá Valley. It has limits at its north with El Poblado, Medellín; at its south with Sabaneta; at its east with El Retiro and Caldas and at west with Itagüí. The origin of its name is unknown, but some researchers associated it with "beam" (viga in Spanish). It is also the city of the Colombian philosopher Fernando González.

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Located at 6.17 -75.57 (Lat./Long.); Less than 4 km away
Tags: Envigado, Populated places established in 1775

EAFIT University

Universidad EAFIT is a private Colombian university located in Medellín. Originally founded by a group of the city's business leaders to establish an academic institution focusing on business administration, presently the university offers programs in other cities of Colombia, countries and has established international partnerships not only with academic institutions abroad, but also with multinationals, such as Hewlett-Packard.

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Located at 6.20 -75.58 (Lat./Long.); Less than 6 km away
Tags: Educational institutions established in 1960, Universities and colleges in Colombia, Universities and colleges in Medellín

Envigado bridge

The Peldar Bridge at Envigado is a concrete cable-stayed bridge in Envigado, Colombia.. The bridge carries Las Vegas avenue and crosses 37 Street. The construction of the bridge was also central to the regeneration plan for the neighborhood. This bridge was conceived as representation of the effort and persistence of the community to overcome the convulsed situation that lived the country at the time of construction.

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Located at 6.17 -75.59 (Lat./Long.); Less than 6 km away
Tags: Bridges, Bridges completed in 2006, Bridges in Colombia, Cable-stayed bridges, Concrete bridges

Antioquia department

The Department of Antioquia is one of the 32 departments of Colombia, located in the central northwestern part of Colombia with a narrow section that borders the Caribbean Sea. Most of its territory is mountainous with some valleys, much of which is part of the Andes mountain range.

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Located at 6.22 -75.57 (Lat./Long.); Less than 7 km away
Tags: Antioquia Department, Departments of Colombia, States and territories established in 1826

Estadio Polideportivo Sur

Estadio Polideportivo Sur is a multi-use stadium in Envigado, Colombia. It is currently used mostly for football matches. The stadium has a capacity of 12,000 people and was built in 1992. Envigado Fútbol Club and Alianza Petrolera plays their home matches at this stadium.

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Located at 6.16 -75.60 (Lat./Long.); Less than 7 km away
Tags: Envigado, Event venues established in 1992, Football venues in Colombia, Sports venues completed in 1992